Child abuse survivor Sammy Woodhouse has welcomed Government plans to install CCTV equipment in taxis across the country.

Sammy, who was who was abused by gang-leader Arshid Hussain in Rotherham as a teenager, took her campaign to the Houses of Parliament after successfully fighting for policy changes in the town following the child sexual exploitation scnadal.

Sammmy Woodhouse

Prof Alexis Jay found that taxi drivers had been involved in transporting and abusing children in the town, when she published her report in 2014.

Since the equipment was made mandatory in Rotherham two years ago, Sammy has lobbied the transport minister to roll out the policy across the country.

And a report published this week, by the Government’s Task and Finish Group, said: “In the interests of passenger safety, particularly in the light of events in towns and cities like Rochdale, Oxford, Newcastle and Rotherham, all licensed vehicles must be fitted with CCTV (visual and audio) subject to strict data protection measures.”